US President Donald Trump uses Twitter to accuse China of ‘mass worldwide killing’ due to COVID-19 ‘incompetence’

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US President Donald Trump has once again publicly lashed out at China, blaming the country for a “mass worldwide killing” on Twitter.

“Some wacko in China just released a statement blaming everybody other than China for the Virus which has now killed hundreds of thousands of people,” Trump tweeted, referencing an unidentified individual.

“Please explain to this dope that it was the 'incompetence of China', and nothing else, that did this mass Worldwide killing!” he continued.

Tensions have escalated between the US, China and Australia in recent days after the World Health Assembly passed a motion for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19.

Yesterday, the Global Times – a publication well known for expressing the Chinese Government’s agenda – published comments from social media network Weibo from Chinese citizens criticising Australia.

“It seems that Australia, this giant kangaroo that serves as a dog of the US, will hit a deadlock with China on trade disputes in sectors like coal and beef. Hopefully, the US will compensate it,” one Weibo post read, as reported by The Global Times.

While on Tuesday China slammed Australia’s assertions that the World Health Assembly’s adoption of an international inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 is vindication of the Morrison Government’s original call for a probe as “nothing but a joke”.

A Chinese Embassy spokesperson said the World Health Assembly’s resolution adopted overnight was “totally different” to Australia’s call for an independent inquiry.

“The draft resolution on COVID-19 to be adopted by the World Health Assembly is totally different from Australia’s proposal of an independent international review. A close look at the draft itself can easily come to such a conclusion,” the spokesperson said.

“All those who know the consultation process that led to the resolution understand this. To claim the WHA’s resolution a vindication of Australia’s call is nothing but a joke.”